Sunday, September 30, 2012

There is no exact answer to this question.
It all depends on you. It depends on what music styles you like, your favorite
guitar stars, your current guitar skills and goal of your playing guitar. Only
you know what the perfect guitar is for you. You must make your beginner guitar buying decision
based on your personal preference; otherwise you will put yourself in a trouble
situation.

But there still some basic guidelines for
guitar buyers no matter you are the first time or repeat time.

If you are looking for your first guitar,
you must learn some basic concepts of guitar. These include the guitar parts,
body type, electric or acoustic, size, strings etc. You can search online to
find these information on some review sites for beginner guitar.

Next, set a proper budget. As guitar
beginners, don’t spend too much on your first guitar, I mean don’t buy the
premium guitar cost you about several thousands. These guitars are for
professionals or advanced players, not for you. At the mean time, don’t buy too
cheap guitars. The bad quality and bad sound will make you give up guitar
playing for you can’t see your achievement. The acceptable price for a decent
beginner guitar is above $100. Below this are kid’s toys not guitars.

Find some brands and models within your
budget. You can do this online. Read the reviews of these models and make your
own decision. Some models are my personally recommended and this may help you
find your best beginner guitar faster. You can try Yamaha FG700S and Takamine GS330S.

Finally, don’t pay too much attention on looks.
For a beginner guitar, good looking is not a good thing. The limited money
should be spent on getting better sound and playability. The simple is the
best. The beauty is at cost of sound quality. So, the looks is always the
secondary consideration.

By now, with these tips, you can get your
answer for what guitar should I buy. I just want make some comments here to
help you choose the best beginner guitar. Make sure difference between steel
strings and nylon strings and why solid wood sounds better than laminate. That’s
not enough. Only chose the guitar that satisfies your sound preference. For
example, don’t buy a nylon string guitar to play heavy metal.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Guitar strings are easy to break or lose
tuning. Like the ink jets for your printers, the strings of a guitar should be changed
after being used for some time. For the frequent guitar players, two week is a minimum.
You can determine it by how often you play your guitar. Another reason you
should change strings is that the old strings often make bad sound.

What kind of guitar strings should I buy?

For beginners, the medium gauge strings is a
good option. The gauge of guitar string represents the thickness of the
strings. It is said that the thicker strings have the better sound than thinner
ones, but wait, the thicker the string the harder to play. Don’t make this
mistake when you buy your guitar string. Beside this, don’t buy steel strings
for your classical guitar or vice versa.

Where to buy your guitar strings?

You can go to the local guitar stores or
musical instrument stores to buy your guitar strings. Or you can buy online, it
is also very convenient and safe. I buy most of my guitar strings online.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

What is the best acoustic guitar for beginner?
It all depends who use this guitar and what kind music the player is
interesting for. Before buying, you should know something about acoustic guitar
size and types.

Basically, people choose acoustic guitar according
to the age of the player. If the player is too short or too tall, adjust to
choose the right one.

Age Size

4-6 years old 1/4
size

7-8 years old 2/4
size

9-10 years old 3/4
size

11-adult full size

Another thing you should consider is that acoustic
some acoustic guitars are using steel string while others are using nylon strings,
for example, classical guitars and flamingo guitars. If the player want learn classical
or flamingo guitar then choose the nylon string guitar, otherwise buy the steel
string guitar which is very versatile for music styles like folk, country,
blues, jazz or rock.

The most important thing you must think
about is the budget. Don’t buy the too cheap guitar, believe me. Set your
budget around 200 dollars is reasonable. Buy the best within your budget
because the too cheap guitars are not guitar, they are toys. The bad sound will
make you give up guitar for you can't see your improvement of your skills.

Buying a good guitar is a complicate stuff.
You should consider the sound quality, the action, the playability and the craftsmanship.
It is a hard job for beginners. My suggestion is go after the trusted brand like
Yamaha, Takamine or Epiphone. All these brands have good quality control and
offer entry-level products at affordable prices.